The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-20

three o'clock. temperance meeting under
the auspices of the w. G. Il. L. next Sunday
evening at the Presbyterian church.
Married, at Kalamazoo. on Thursday last,
Rev. j. b. Waterman officiating, Mr.. Dell
NJ Rogers to Miss Frank Rice. both of this
village. Along with their many other friends,
the NoRTHERNER extends its hearty congrat
ulations.
One of Judge Mills daughters, who was
visiting at Chas. Averys, was taken very i'll
and her parents were summoned from kala-
maZoo. We are pleased to be able TO an
nounce that she is much better and will pro
badly recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Paige of Kalamazoo,
were in town last Friday, John came over
to interview special pension examiner who
was sent here to investigate his claim. We
hope ne will get his pension as we believe he
deserves one.
A little buclxing broncho bestrided by a
big, burly colored gentlemen cavorted through
Kalamazoo street, endangering the lives of
children on the street and finally caroming
on the front window of Filley's billiard hall,
smashing it into smithereens.
Mr.. Alonzo Sherman has partially recov-
cred from a recent stroke of paralysis. The
old gentleman has been quite feeble for a
long time, but is once again able to walk
the streets where he has been a familiar
parsonage for so many years
There is every indication that the ap-
preaching Union Fair will be the most sue
cessful fair ever held in Van Buren, county.
Everybody seems to be interested in it and
all are anxious and willing to do their full
oh 10, olra mud
Mr.. Myron Hoskins of our village had a
large granite monument erected in the east
cemetery last week that would be an orna-
ment to any cemetery in the state. 1t is TO
mark the future resting place OF himself and
wife, and their son and grand children who
are now lying there.
ball game was played last Friday after
noon on the fair ground between the regular
Paw Paw nine and a nine managed by Claude
Long. Longs nine got along very we'll in
the first two innings, after that 1t was seven
successive ciphers. Claude feels little hard
to(e)ward the nine for so doing.
Elder Russell delivered two very interest
ing discourses last Sunday on the subject of
baptism. Even those present who did not
agree with him-if any such there were
must admit that he presented a strong argu-
ment in favor of his position, which was that
immersion is the only scriptural baptism.
week or so since, Mrs. A. f. Mcneil lost
heavy, plain gold ring which she valued
highly on account of its associations. She
does not know where she lost it but thinks
she must have pulled it of with her glove.
near Tyler's hardware store. The finder will,
no doubt. return it when he reads this notice.
All the people along the line of the narrow
gauge from Lawton TO South Haven would
find two mails day each way to be a great
convenience. We are informed that the road
is willing to carry such mails without addi-
tional charge and they can be had easily
enough if petitions are prepared asking for
them. Who will move in the matter:
The fourth annual reunion of Co. ID
Goth Ills. Nols.-Western Sharpshooters-
will be held at Watervliet, Mich. on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, August Sd. 4th
and 9TH, 1887. All members of the COM
pany, their wives and other lady friends are
invited 10 attend. Those intending to be
present are requested to notify the secretary
Ren. Barker, at Reed City, Mich
Some sneak-thief cut away the netting over
one of the windows of j. III. Browns resi-
dence one evening last week. reached in and
stole handbag. belonging to Mrs. Scott, con
tanning a pair of gold bracelets and some
other valuables. Mrs. Brown, who had not
yet retired, heard the noise and going to see
what occasioned it saw the rascal as he ran
away but could not identify him.
That job of printing-letter heads-dont
in Chicago for the Peninsular House at Lake
Cora, would have been disgrace even to ar
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cured at little less figure than they could
be manufactured by Van Buren county
printer. They certainly ought to have beer
very cheap indeed, for they were fit TO
nothing but paper rags. Better patroniz,
home manufacture and get good job at
fair price.
We heard reputable member of tn
medical profession, few days since, max
the statement that doctors-not individua
doctors but doctors as ciass-killed NOR
people than they cured. We didn't feel q
all inclined to join issue with him. 1t wa
only another way of stating that his profes
sion, like all others. theological, legal, jour
nalistic, etc, is full of quacks. a fact the
is well known to the members of such pro
fessions If not to outsiders.
Last Sunday put the cap-sheaf on th
weather business. Common, ordinary, every
day thermometers marked 101 in the shad
and didn't strain themselves bit in so dc
ing, while the genuine, giltedged, on-the
jump, hot weather instruments, of whic
there seems to be quite a number in towr
easily got up as high as 1OSo. They
what makes fellow sweat this time of yea
Next winter the same thermometers wi
freeze a man to death by crawling down te
or twelve degrees below the ordinary kline
matched game of bali will be played o
the fair grounds next Friday afternoon be
tween the Paw Paw and Otsego mines. Gu
boys are practicing and are playing a goo
game as their work at Lawton the other da
witnesses The Otsego club has the reputa
ton of being one of the best amateur club
in this part of the state, consequently an in
teresting game may be anticipated. Tur
out and give the boys the encouragement
they merit. Admission fifteen cents, ladie
free. Chairs will be provided for the spec
tators.
We have received a copy of the Charlott
Leader, one of special edition of 5000 COP
les published on the 30th OF June. IL is
beautiful, eleven 10y fifteen, forty-eight pag
paper, elegantly bound, devoted TO boomin
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